Product Description

From Debbie Bliss, the UK's foremost knitwear designer, comes this fabulous new collection of 24 contemporary designs for your home. Inspired by three themes - seaside, modern country and urban - Debbie has created beautiful accessories and garments to suit every mood and occasion. Evoking the pleasures of a sunny weekend by the sea, there are cable cushions for lazing on the sand, a moss stitch rug for the beach hut, and a practical duffel bag for collecting treasures from the shoreline. Debbie's modern country designs conjure up the delights of a snug farmhouse kitchen, with slippers, tea cosy and kettle holder, plus a luxurious throw to warm up the cold winter nights. Then for urban living, there's a chic and funky handbag, a colourful plaited scarf and a cool polkadot cushion that will add style to any living room. All the patterns are easy to knit and have clear, step-by-step instructions. And with Pia Tryde's stunning photography throughout, this is the ultimate book both for Debbie's fans everywhere and for today's generation of young knitters.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #191462 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Prima
'will inspire you to pick-up those long forgotten or never used knitting needles to create something gorgeous for your home'

From the Publisher
"In 21st century Britain, there is nothing more chi-chi than chilling out with a couple of needles and a ball of wool... knitting [is] fashionable, sexy... 'the new yoga'." Telegraph, 19 Feb 2005

About the Author
Debbie Bliss is one of the UK's foremost knitwear designers, and the bestselling author of more than a dozen books. Renowned for her stylish contemporary approach to knitwear design, her books and branded yarns sell throughout the world. She lives in East London with her family.

Customer Reviews

Not for beginners
This book is beautiful, with funky home ideas. Its the reason i took up knitting. My only problem is that I have to be a bit more advanced to attempt these, especially the colour changes. Its not very intuative, and the pattern explanations are pretty non existant. You really have to know what you are doing. its on my shelf, and I can't wait to be advanced enough to knit my blanket.

A style statement
This book brings fashion knitting into the home. Most of the patterns are very straightforward. There are lots of blankets, throws, cushions as you would expect. There is also a felted tea cosy (but without a hole for the spout or the handle - interesting!) and a dishcloth (garter stitch, made with dishcloth cotton - I kid you not). There is nothing here that you could not have thought of for yourself - but it is so much easier to have someone else do the thinking for you. I think this book is a tad expensive for such straightforward patterns - but it does look nice.

Home, by Debbie Bliss
Debbie Bliss Home: 27 Hand Knits for Living

Fab book, I am a new knitter and this has some lovely patterns that even beginners can tackle and there are lots more advanced things for when I reach a more expert level! I really recommend if you want some lovely relaxing comfort knitting.